地痞

dìpǐ

noun #29,276

Meanings

1 local bully; local ruffian
2 a scoundrel who terrorizes a neighborhood

Characters

ground; local; area

scoundrel; ruffian; hoodlum

Examples

HSK 4

他年轻时曾是个地痞，后来改过自新。

Tā niánqīng shí céng shì gè dìpǐ, hòulái gǎiguòzìxīn.

He used to be a local ruffian when young, but later turned over a new leaf.

HSK 6

村里有几个地痞，经常欺负老实人。

Cūnlǐ yǒu jǐ gè dìpǐ, jīngcháng qīfu lǎoshí rén.

There are a few local bullies in the village who constantly pick on honest people.

Tips

usage

地痞 refers specifically to local troublemakers who use intimidation within a community - different from a general criminal (罪犯). The character 痞 itself means a scoundrel or ruffian, and appears in 痞子, a common term for a hoodlum.

Stroke Order

地 dì

痞 pǐ